Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Booker Group: Tesco
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Booker takeover by Tesco on small farmers and growers.
- Answer
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The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has a duty to assess the effect of mergers on competition. Last year the CMA investigated the anticipated acquisition of Booker by Tesco and concluded that this merger does not raise any competition concerns.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 166075
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Farmers Small businesses Takeovers Tesco Booker Group
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- 2018-07-24 14:50:28 +0100
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